In the Gospel of John we have the inner life of our Lord laid open to us. Jesus speaks frequently of His relation to the Father, of the motives by which He is guided, of His consciousness of the power and spirit in which He acts. Though the word “humble”...
Unceasing, incessant prayer is essential to the vitality of your relationship to the Lord and your ability to function in the world. But exactly what does it mean to pray without ceasing? The first time someone hears about the concept of praying without ceasing it may conjure up the image...
by Larry Browning “Absolute Sovereignty is what I like to ascribe to God. But my first convictions were not so.” Reading this verse is the first instance Jonathan Edwards can remember the sweet inward delight of God and divine things. He had struggled with the Sovereignty of God as a...
Romans 1:18,19,20 – “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. For since the creation of the world His...
When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as...
In John 8:32 (NLT) Jesus said, “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” This freedom is ours the moment we believe that Jesus died for us on the cross and we receive Him into our life as our Lord and Savior. But because of...
The following story can be used in a variety of venues to bring out the need for evangelism and the irony that for all of the talking people do about evangelism, few people actually do it. Now it came to pass that a group existed who called themselves fishermen. And...
Without Love Knowing It All Helps No One by Alexander Strauch The Apostle Paul writes in 1 Corinthians 13:1–2 (NLT): “If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn’t love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. If I had...
There are many Christians, struggling to live the Christian life, who have never discovered where the strength to live that life is to be found. There are many earnest believers, young and old, who are continually being disappointed and cast down because they are finding their own resources so inadequate...
Many years ago, now when a fax machine was the norm I received a fax from my father. My dad was a railroad conductor for 43 years. He started and ended his day at the depot in Greenwood, MS. I had given my 2 month notice to the railroad as...